Tobacco-smoking appliance



June17,1930, L.D.JoNEs TOBACCO SMOKING APPLINCE Fild may 5. 1928 INVENTOR ynnQA/ZUEAQRY ATTORNEY `35l the accon'rp'anying I preferred embodiment oi' the invention, m

Patented Junev 17, 1930 Y 'LYMAN zo.'V JONES, or New Yoan, N. Y.

renatico-SMOKING Armreifen .ip'pncton filed May Y5, 192s.y serial` n. 275,481.

rlhis invention relates to'a tobacco smoking appliance or outfit which in a wayis comparable with `the Turkish hookah or the Persian nargile, Vmainly intended for the k smoking of pipe tobacco, althoughit may-'be used in the smokin@ of cigarettesplor cigars.

i One of thev objects of the inventionis to provide ka comparatively large chamber constituting a holder for absorbent material,

10 such as a sponge for example, the same being provided with a wide mouthed openneck, of ample size, to permit-the introduction of the wet material or sponge readily into the holder, and for permitting the ready removal of the material or spongefor the purpose of cleansing it; Furthermore, the wide monthed open neck permits the easy pouring of water therethrough and onto the sponge or the like without danger of spilling the water ontothe outsideof the holder, etc., such pouringbeing accomplished with the neckof the holder directed upwardly, the holderl then' being inverted and attachedto the supporting base of theholder.` Preferably the supporting baseis ponderons so as to support the holder and the-remainder 'oft-he appliance without danger ofthe appliance becoming upset: when itis 5in: use or; otherwise. Other advantages and 'objectswill be apparent from the speciticat1on-f f With these'objects'l in 'view, 'the invention consists ofcertain features vof construction and combinations of parts, to be-hereinafter described and then claimed with .reference to drawings illustrating a which: v v

Figure 1qis a longitudinal sectional view of the appliancm-parts being in elevation and in broken lines, and

Fig. 2 is a plan of the appliance on a reduced scale, thetubing for the mouthpiece being broken away.

Referring to the drawings, the supporting 4S-f base 10 is preferably circular and may be composed of metal, glass or other suitably heavy material so as tosupport ,the appli-v ance without danger of its'tipping over. rlhe base 10 is preferablyprovided with a cavity "`11 so'as to somewhat lighten it and at the Vsubstantially flat and same time-enable vit to more properly rest upon a `table or other support. The cavity 11 is closed by'a sheet metal or other disk 12 and is faced by asoftsheet 13 of felt or the like which may be adhesively'secured to the '55 lower edgeof thebase so as to provide means to avoidpthedefacing of the surface ofa table er other piece of furniture, and to tend to prevent the slipping of the device.

` A hollow holder 14 is provided, having a 60 wide mouthed open neck 15 suchneck approaching the interior diameter of the holder but being preferably slightly less than such diameter. When the applianceor device is set up the said neck 15 extends downwardly 65 it being screw threaded to engageV with a corresponding screw thread on the inner-wall of aconical portion 16 of thegbase, which provides ashallow cylindrical recess for receiving the said neck. The neck 15 is ofa 70 length slightly less than the length of the conical portion 16, so that its lower edge is Y spaced slightly away from the bottom of the cylindrical recess, whereby to admit the introduction'of a packing disk orwasher 17 75.l

between the lower edge of the neck and the bottom of the recess. The packing disk is preferably covers the bottom of the said recess. Then the neck is screwed as far inas is slightly compressed and seals the joint-at" the place whereit is located, thereby toprevent the `exudence of water or moisturef through the joint, thus maintaining the outer surface of the base lOin a-neat and dry con dition. When the disk extends over and covers the bottom of the recess `of base 10 it excludes moisture from the baseI especially if the base be made of wood oriother porous material. I Y f r 90 llVithin i the preferably .spherical holder 14 there is received absorbent material 18 which may consist of a sponge, the same being saturated with water so aslto coolf the smoke,

and remove some ofthe objectionable quali; "i

ties of the tobacco. As the neck l'has a wide mouth, the-sponge 18V or the like may be readily removed, upon unscrewing thehold-g er fromflthe base 10, so that the spongefor l the'like may beicleansed and again saturated 100 possible, the packing, 8l).`

with water. VOr, when the holder is removed and the sponge or the like replaced therein, it may be turned so as to direct the neck upwardly, in which case water may be readily 5 poured onto the sponge or the like, through the wide open mouth of the neck. Theholder -14.- is preferably spherical and composed of transparent material such as glass and the parts thereof are preferably integral therewith. The diameter of the holder 14 is preferably much base 10, and as the said holder is located at the top of the appliance when itis in use inY smoking, it can easily be seen and observed by the smoker, the smoke passing through the sponge producing weird yet attractive effects.

The holder half way of its neck and its apex with openings which are provided by nipples 19, that extend diametrically of the holder, such nipples being exteriorly screw-threaded for receiving screw-threaded removable eXtension nipples 20, 21. These extension nipples may be of hard rubber. A coupling member is provided, having` a suitable head 22 with oppositely extending necks 23, 2li, all preferably made in one piece of hard rubber. This coupling memberis removable, its neck 23 being inserted with a friction fit into the extension nipple 21, and the coupling member being provided with a through passage which leads to thevbowl or holder 25 of a tobacco pipe provided with a stem 26 having an Yenlarged bore 27 to receive the neck 24, whereby to removably couple the pipe with the coupling member. is considerably greater in diameter than that of the bowl 25 so that it has a spacious chamber whichwhen filled with a wet sponge 18, for example, provides a very extensive surface at which thel wired and attractive eects produced by the smoke arevisible.

A second coupling member is also provided, comprising a suitable head 29 and oppositelyextending necks 30, 31, the neck 30' being inserted with a friction fit into the eX- tension nipple 20,whereby to removably sel curethe said coupling member to said nipple. The coupling member 29, 30, 31 is also provided with athrough passage, and tightly into the neck 31 there is inserte-d one end of a length of flexible tubing 32. yTo the other en-d ofthe tubing 32 there is attached a suitable mouth-,piece 33, for enabling the tobacco in the bowl 25 to be smoked. It will be seen that the parts ofthe smoking applicance may be detached from each other for convenient shipment or storing away in compact condition and that the partsy may be readily reassembled for use.

r1.What I claim, is z` 1. A tobacco smoking appliance, comprising a holder for absorbent material, having a wide-mouthed, exteriorly screw-threaded,

v:mi downwardly extending, neck, a supporting less than the diameter ofthe 14 is formed at points about Preferably the holder 14 base having a shallow, cylindrical top recess with a screw-threaded wall to 'be engaged by the screw-threaded neck, a substantially Hat packing disk secured between the lower end of the neck and the bottom of the recess and closing the neck, and a tobacco holder and a mouth-piece connected with the holder at opposite points thereof, said holder for absorbent material being considerably larger than the tobacco holder.

2. A tobacco smoking appliance, comprising a transparent holder for absorbent material, having an integral wide-mouthed open neck, and provided with integral nipples eX- tending outwardly therefrom at diametrically opposite points, a supporting base, into thetop of which the neck is threaded, a tobacco holder and a mouth-piece, and removable couplingmeans for connecting the tobacco holder and mouth-piece with the respective nipples, the interior diameter of the said nipples being greater thanthe passages through the coupling means.

' 3. A tobacco smoking appliance, comprising a transparent spherical holder for absorbent material, having an integral widemouthed open Vneck approaching the diameter of the holder, and permitting the ready insertion of the absorbent material, said holder provided with integral nipples extending horizontally outward at diametrically opposite points fromv the greater dimension of the holder, a relatively heavy supporting base of greater diameter than the spherical holder and into the top of which the neck is threaded, a tobacco holder and a mouth-piece, and removable coupling means for connecting the tobacco holder and mouth-piece with the respective nipples.

LA tobacco smoking appliance, comprising a transparent, spherical holder for absorbent material, having a wide-mouthed neck approaching, but slightly less than, the diameter of the interior of the holder, a relatively heavy supporting base, with the top of which the neck is threaded, whereby the holder and absorbent material are positioned above the base, said base having means to enable it to rest ona level surface, the holder provided with diametrically opposite, horizontally disposed openings above the neck, means for connecting a tobacco holder with one opening, and means for connecting a mouth-piece with the other opening.

LYMAN D. JONES. 

